2) FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT HAS MADE HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT LACKING?
3) AREA OF RICE FIELDS IN NABIRE IS INCREASING EVERY YEAR
4) Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia
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1) BTM CLAIMED HAD NEVER BAN MORNING STAR’S NOKEN
Nov 02, 2017
Illustration of Mama Papua selling Noken – IST
Jayapura, Jubi – Mayor of Jayapura, Benhur Tomi Mano (BTM) denied if he was called banning Mama-mama Papua to sell noken with Bintang Kejora motifs, as reported earlier this media.
“I do not prohibit people from selling Morning Star Noken. I will report the journalist who had wrote it to the police for what he had written, “said Mayor Mano, in front of a group of students who came to the Mayor’s Office to demonstrate to reject local alcoholic drinks circulation in the city of Jayapura.
According to Mano, he only said that for Mama-mama who sells the Morninh Star noken to keep selling but with careful.
He said one Mama asked him whether she should sell the noken and he claimed to said yes. “Just sell it. I do not forbid her, “said Mano.
Because of the news, he said he was protested by students who forbade him to enter a campus.
“It’s harm my good name. Should not be like that. And that’s not true,” he continued.
Mama-mama the noken sellers, according to Mano are one hundred percent support himself as mayor of Jayapura.
To note, the news broadcast on October 13, titled “Jayapura banned Noken Morning Star motifs” mentions that the Mayor of Jayapura, Benhur Tomi Mano requested that Mama mama who sells Noken to not selling ones with Morning Star motifs.
“I ask them not to multiply Noken Bintang Kejora. And the mama heard what I said, “said Mayor Mano To reporters after a sudden inspection in Imbi Park, Friday (October 13).
Responding to the statement of the Mayor of Jayapura, the responsible chief of tabloidjubi.com, Victor Mambor said it was the right of a citizen to express his objection to the news regarding him. The right is guaranteed in the Press Law no. 40 of 1999 on the Press.
“Article 1, paragraphs 11 to 13 describes the right, namely the right of reply and right of correction. Please convey the right of reply and right of corrections according to the law. And a media is also obliged to cover the right of reply and make corrections if there is something wrong in the news,” said Mambor. (tabloidjubi.com/Zely)
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2) FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT HAS MADE HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT LACKING?
Nov 02, 2017
Jakarta, Jubi – Still in the framework of evaluation of Joko Widodo – Jusuf Kalla 3 years’ government, law enforcement and human rights is
the most hot topic and spotlight of many parties.
the most hot topic and spotlight of many parties.
This time the Vice Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Benny K. Harman who considered the performance
of government of Joko Widodo – M. Jusuf Kalla in the field of law enforcement, tend to walk in place.
of government of Joko Widodo – M. Jusuf Kalla in the field of law enforcement, tend to walk in place.
“We are like running in place, the progress in law enforcement field is like ‘poco-poco dance’,” Benny said as quoted by Antara
on Saturday (October 28) in a discussion in Jakarta entitled Critical Evaluation of Three Years of Jokowi Government; where is Legal Justice?
on Saturday (October 28) in a discussion in Jakarta entitled Critical Evaluation of Three Years of Jokowi Government; where is Legal Justice?
According to him, the lack of performance shows the government is not working well. “If this is the case, we can do this even without the president,” he said.
According to him, the law in Indonesia today tends to be used by the government as a tool of power by putting justice aside .
“The law is supposed to guard democracy, but I am afraid that the it used as a tool to achieve the interests of power,” he said.
Focus on infrastructure is the cause?
In response, Experts Office Staff of the President, Ifdhal Kasim said it is due to government policy focusing on infrastructure development,
which does cause less attention in other areas.
which does cause less attention in other areas.
But Ifdhal also specifies, current legal reforms concentrate on regulatory reform, the settlement of a number of human rights cases
and the reform of legal institutions.
and the reform of legal institutions.
He said from seven past human rights violation cases, two are under legal processing.
“There have been two cases, that is Wasior and Wamena in Papua, which are now in the process of submitting to the court,” he said.
He claims the government is looking for the best solution to resolve a number of other human rights cases and is expected to be completed
before President Jokowi’s term is completed by 2019. “The government is looking for a comprehensive format of human rights resolution,” he
said.
before President Jokowi’s term is completed by 2019. “The government is looking for a comprehensive format of human rights resolution,” he
said.
While in some official responses at UN forums, such as Human Rights Council Meeting, Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and General Assembly
of the United Nations few weeks before, the Indonesian government has consistently explained various claims of infrastructure development
outcomes in Papua under Jokowi’s government as responses to issues Human Rights of Papua.
of the United Nations few weeks before, the Indonesian government has consistently explained various claims of infrastructure development
outcomes in Papua under Jokowi’s government as responses to issues Human Rights of Papua.
It seems as a way to counter the issues of separatism or self-determination that began to get additional support in the UN forums, not only from the Pacific countries, but also some countries in the Caribbean and Africa.
Related to that, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told BBC (26/10) that government can not prevent countries in the South Pacific region from promoting human rights issues in Papua to the UN General Assembly. Because every UN member country gets the right to discuss any subject in the public forum.
“All countries are free to express their opinion, that is their right,” said Retno after describing the achievements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the administration of President Joko Widodo in Jakarta.
However, she continued, Indonesian diplomats at the UN are encouraged to answer all the demands and insistence by other countries through the exposure of development progress that proclaimed by the government.
“Our right is to explain the development carried out in Papua, comprehensive developments etc, as we have explained,” said Retno.
Attention to human rights has lost
Previously, Amnesty International in their evaluation statement on the performance of Jokowi’s human rights sector concluded that Jokowi’s
political commitment in handling human rights violations cases has disappeared.
political commitment in handling human rights violations cases has disappeared.
“Jokowi’s commitment and will have been lost while the time is ticking,” said Usman Hamid, Director of Amnesty International
Indonesia, quoted by Tempo.co (10/10) during a press conference at his office in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
Indonesia, quoted by Tempo.co (10/10) during a press conference at his office in Menteng, Central Jakarta.
According to human rights activists and former Kontras Coordinator, one of the causes of the stagnancy of human rights cases settlement is that the judicial system eliminates punishment of military personnel involved in human rights violations.
In fact, he continued, many rules of law that can be used as a basis for the government to resolve the issue of human rights. “But there is
an unfairness of Jokowi in using the constitution,” he said.
an unfairness of Jokowi in using the constitution,” he said.
So it is not surprising that many cases of human rights violations ended in documents and notes. Some of the cases are related to freedom of expression and religion, to cases of violence.(tabloidjubi.com/Zely)
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3) AREA OF RICE FIELDS IN NABIRE IS INCREASING EVERY YEAR
Nov 02, 2017
Nabire, Jubi – The area of rice fields in Nabire Regency continues to increase, from 2015 to 2017 has reached 3500 hectares.
“In 2015 it already reach 2,000 ha, in 2016 new land opens at 1,000 ha and in 2017 another 500 ha, so now the total reaches 3,500 ha ,” said Novir Pawang, Head of Agriculture Infrastructure and Facility (PSP) of Nabire Regency Agriculture Office, Tuesday (October 31).
According to Novir, Nabire Regency through the Agriculture Agency will continue to increase the production every year.
“If the farmers planting two times in a year, then in one year can be up to 7000 ha of land processed,” he said.
Related to the number of Papuan Indigenous (OAP) who becomes paddy farmers, he said, it only 10% from the total existing farmers .
“OAP is able to plant rice, we continue to help them and they can,” he said.
Meanwhile, Head of Food Crops Department of Agriculture, Abubakar added that in average, farmer planted twice in a year.
Both said to continue to conduct guidance and supervision in increasing rice production, starting from land clearing until planting
season to harvest. (tabloidjubi.com/Zely)
season to harvest. (tabloidjubi.com/Zely)
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4) Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia
US mining giant faces rising regulatory, market and security risks with the future of its hugely profitable Grasberg copper and gold mine still in limbo
JAKARTA, NOVEMBER 2, 2017 3:44 PM (UTC+8)
Locked in protracted negotiations with the Indonesian government over the future of its hugely profitable Grasberg mine, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold now faces an unsteady share price and deteriorating security around its Papua-based operations to add to its troubles.
Despite the release of better-than-expected third quarter revenues of US$3.41 billion, Freeport’s shares slipped by as much as 4.9% in heavy trading on October 25 as investors sent a sharp reminder that the outcome of the talks with Jakarta are what matter most.
The Phoenix-based company is worth US$20.4 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, with the Grasberg responsible for more than a quarter of its overall copper production in 2017, estimated at 3.7 billion pounds, and almost all this year’s expected haul of 1.6 million ounces of gold.
Since Freeport reached a framework agreement with the government last August to divest 51% of subsidiary PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), the talks between parent chairman Richard Adkerson, Mines and Energy Minister Ignasius Jonan and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati have run into hard going over valuation issues.
It may not be all gloom, however. With President Joko Widodo reportedly taking a direct hand in steering the process – and Adkerson expressing a measure of optimism in recent days —the two sides do appear to have made progress on some fronts.
Although the share price has largely recovered from its October 25 dip, what appeared to catch the market unawares was Adkerson’s remark that Freeport’s stake in PTFI would eventually drop from its current 90.64% to 29% under any new deal with the government.
He was referring to a complication created by Freeport’s 1995 joint venture with Rio Tinto, under which the Anglo-Australian company gets 40% of production above specific levels until 2022 and 40% of all production after that.
That means the current negotiation centers on the ownership of 60% of Grasberg’s future production which, with the planned closure of the open pit late next year, will come solely from the underground operation where Rio Tinto has been investing its capital.
As Adkerson spelled out clearly, accepting Indonesia’s demands for 51% of Freeport Indonesia would effectively see the parent company’s stake in the world’s largest gold reserve and second biggest copper deposit reduced by two-thirds.
“While our interest in the participation in Grasberg would be reduced, we would be receiving cash from that interest,” Adkerson reassured analysts in his conference call from Jakarta, where every question focused on the Grasberg. “There’s positives and negatives to that.”
Rio Tinto’s deal applies no matter who owns the mine, but its chief executive Jean Sebastian Jacques has already indicated the company wants out of the Grasberg, saying “it might be a world class deposit, but not a world class investment.”
His remark in a recent Bloomberg interview that “an investment in Indonesia would have to prove more valuable than competing opportunities,” reflects how the Grasberg issue has colored investor sentiment across Indonesia’s natural resources sector.
Last week, multinational energy giant Royal Dutch Shell pulled its country manager out of Indonesia in a signal that Shell will not be going ahead with the development of eastern Indonesia’s Marsela gas block so long as the government insists on it being an onshore rather than offshore project.
Rio Tinto executives have already been in Jakarta talking to prospective Indonesian buyers, including state-owned aluminum producer PT Asahan Aluminum (INALUM), which has also been selected to acquire Freeport’s shares under the divestment plan.
Freeport values PTFI at roughly US$16 billion, twice what minister Jonan believes the parent’s stake is worth — without considering its enterprise value, calculated on market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares minus total cash.
The two sides have been far apart on that score and with Indonesia making it clear that the Grasberg’s reserves constitutionally belong to the people of Indonesia, they still must agree on a pricing formula to bring them closer together.
The government accepts the principle of fair market value, but has so far rejected Freeport’s suggestion of a 10% float of PTFI on the Jakarta Stock Exchange as a way of letting the market determine how much that figure should be.
In the meantime, Freeport has cut 25% from the US$1 billion it has been spending each year to extend the mine’s underground operations and says it will suspend further investment altogether if a solution is not found by year’s end.
That will have a serious impact on output over the short to medium term, given the fact that it will already take five to six years to ramp up block-caving production to what has been the norm from the vast open pit over the past two decades.
For all the boastful statements by Indonesian public figures with vested interests and a passing appreciation of the challenges involved, how Indonesia would fund and operate the Grasberg on its own is a question that gets little public airing.
he capital required to buy the 51% stake is only part of what will be needed to continue the underground expansion, which analysts say is beyond the country’s technical expertise.
“Without Freeport, who is going to lend or buy the bonds?” asks one banker who requested anonymity. “The way Indonesia has been going about this does not impress the international money people.”
Security is another growing concern. Gunmen have killed a policeman and wounded 13 other people, including an ambulance driver and his patient, in a renewed outbreak of violence south of the high-altitude mining town of Tembagapura in the past week.
In the latest incident on October 29, shooters targeted a police station and a security post despite paramilitary police conducting a sweep operation in response to the previous incidents, which began on September 24.
Four Freeport employees, including an Australian, died in a series of mystery shootings in 2009 and again in 2011 on the final precipitous stretch of road linking Tembagapura with the lowland town of Timika, Freeport’s logistics center.
Since then, helicopters and armored buses have taken workers to the mountain jobsite. But the latest incidents – and a threatening letter a purported Papuan rebel group recently sent to security forces – have again set the community on edge.
It is a distraction Freeport can do without as it seeks to resolve the stand-off with the government or, as Adkerson reminded Indonesian officials once again last week, the firm is reluctantly forced to fall back on international arbitration as a last resort.
Adkerson said Jonan and Indrawati had brought a “new urgency” to the talks, perhaps mindful that any serious disruption to operations would not just hurt revenues, but risk social unrest across an already-rebellious Papua.
President Widodo has said he wants a “win-win” solution, but for Freeport McMoRan’s shareholders, at least, the only winner at this point appears to be Indonesia as it seeks to wrest control of a world-class deposit that has been under foreign control since the late 1960s.
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